Type: Trekking Tour

  • Overview

    DifficultyModerate
    Total Days10, 14 or 21 days
    Days Trekking/Camping6, 10 or 17 days
    Nights Lodging4-5 nights
    Nights on train1 night (~10 hours)

    Pricing

    10 Days€1500
    14 Days€2000
    21 Days€3000

    *minimum 4 persons; please inquire about our rates for smaller groups.

    What You’ll Do

    Your journey begins with the discovery of the Adrar dunes and their Saharan landscapes of ergs and regs. The slow camel trek invites you to silence and contemplation. Throughout your journey, you will encounter nomads and perhaps share three traditional teas, zrig (a drink made from camel or goat milk), and some dates, symbols of Mauritanian hospitality.

    You will wander through the narrow, sandy alleyways of Chinguetti, the ancient caravan city and seventh holiest city in Islam. You will experience its serenity and marvel at its intellectual heritage preserved in family libraries.

    You will continue your immersion in the Saharan landscapes by boarding the famous desert train, featured in numerous television documentaries. You will experience an extraordinary adventure, getting up close to the Mauritanian people.

    The next leg of the journey takes place in the territories of two Mauritanian national parks: Banc d’Arguin in the north and Diawling National Park in the south. You will observe their exceptionally diverse vegetation and birds.

    At Banc d’Arguin, you will have the opportunity to meet the Imragen tribe, ancestral fishermen of the Mauritanian Atlantic coast. They will invite you aboard their lanche—a traditional sailing fishing boat—for a day of observation and sharing.

    Attractions You’ll See


  • Overview

    DifficultyHard
    Total Days7, 10, or 14 days
    Days Trekking/Camping5, 10, or 12 days
    Lodging2 nights

    Pricing

    7 Days€950
    10 Days€1350
    14 Days€1900

    *minimum 4 persons; please inquire about our rates for smaller groups.

    What You’ll Do

    A Méharée (treks with the camels) across the Amatlich dunes, the cradle of the Maures. We slow our pace when reaching the refreshing oasis of Nenn,  Gleitat,  Medah. We may sometimes spend the night in the vicinity of their noble palm trees.  At the pace of the camels we are starting to feel like a nomad in the West Hamame, the breathtaking and mystical Tifoujar pass, the superb White Valley and the awesome Tezent  canyon. Now you know and you feel what being a nomad means, and even more when sharing a mechoui and  tasting the traditional flat bread of the Sahara expertly and happily baked for you in sand and embers by the cooks and camel herders.

    Attractions You’ll See

    • White Valley

      This valley forms at the edge of Azoueiga and leads travelers into two of the most famous oases in Mauritania: Terjit and Mhairith.…

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  • Overview

    DifficultyHard
    Total Days7, 12, or 14 days
    Days Trekking/Camping5, 10, or 12 days
    Lodging2 nights

    Pricing

    7 Days€950
    10 Days€1350
    14 Days€1900

    *minimum 4 persons; please inquire about our rates for smaller groups.

    What You’ll Do

    The Sahara desert never looks the same. You will be charmed by its ever-changing faces: the smooth wavy curves of the dunes in the sandy erg, the dark and ochre colours of the rocky regs, and the divine freshness of the oasis. While you walk through the White Valley and cross the Amatlich dunes at the pace of the camels, you will be pervaded by the quietness and serenity of the desert . We will spend the nights in the dunes.

    Attractions You’ll See

    • White Valley

      This valley forms at the edge of Azoueiga and leads travelers into two of the most famous oases in Mauritania: Terjit and Mhairith.…

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  • Overview

    DifficultyHard
    Total Days7, 10, or 14 days
    Days Trekking/Camping5, 8, or 12 days
    Lodging2 nights

    Pricing

    7 Days€950
    10 Days€1350
    14 Days€1900

    *minimum 4 persons; please inquire about our rates for smaller groups.

    What You’ll Do

    The richness and peace of the Saharan landscapes  unravel before your eyes full of hidden secrets. You will be enchanted by the golden sandy curves,  the declinations of ocre colours, by the invaluable treasures … and by their inhabitants, sentinels of an ancient world.

    This journey lets you taste the authenticity and the mysteries of the desert and its inhabitants. These two old religious cities founded in the 11th and 12th centuries were once busy caravans trading centres. Nowadays you will be surprisingly bewildered by their serenity and quietness. You will wonder how they are still standing facing the unforgivable Saharan sands. You will share the life of the nomads in the oasis of Tenouchert for a night. You will truly understand the real meaning of the Saharan hospitality. All along the meharee you will walk through the magnificent and  varied landscapes of the Erg Ouarane.

    Attractions You’ll See

    • Ouadane

      Ouadane is an ancient ksar; a fort city surrounded by a fortress wall. It is known for its “Rue de 40 Savants” (street…

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    • Chinguetti

      A popular attraction showing off a major highlight of the trans-Saharan trade route. Chinguetti is several hundred years old, the current city is…

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  • Overview

    DifficultyHard
    Total Days7, 10, or 14
    Days Trekking/Camping5, 8, or 12
    Lodging2 nights

    Pricing

    7 Days€950
    10 Days€1350
    14 Days€1900

    *minimum 4 persons; please inquire about our rates for smaller groups.

    What You’ll Do

    The ancient city of Chinguetti is the cradle of the Maures.

    You will walk around the old city and discover the centuries-old manuscripts kept in the family-run-libraries where erudites will enchant you with their tales. You will have friendly chats with the shop keepers who will invite you inside to share a Saharan tea. You will be in touch with your nomadic soul while  discovering the Adrar oasis (Lagueila, Lemghaleque Mhairet, Terjit…). Crossing the ergs and admire their amazing declinations of ocre colours (big erg Ouarane),  and across the canyons (Khangue Amoun) and the plateaus of Irat, Nouaje, Noizine at the pace of the camels. You will be delighted to reach the refreshing oasis of Terjit after marveling at the view of the Mont Zarga. All along this meharee, you will meet the nomadic population of the Sahara.

    Attractions You’ll See

    • Terjit Oasis

      At the edge of the Adrar plateau, mineral water drips from the plateau walls into the Terjit Oasis where Mauritanians come to collect…

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    • Chinguetti

      A popular attraction showing off a major highlight of the trans-Saharan trade route. Chinguetti is several hundred years old, the current city is…

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